ITV Share Add as preferred source on Google Add as preferred source on Google By Carena Crawford 21 May 2026, 13:05 By Carena Crawford 21 May 2026, 13:05 Emmerdale 'shoots themselves in the foot' by 'confirming' the arsonist in huge blunder Robert and Aaron want answers and fans have them! Aaron Dingle Kyle Winchester Robert Sugden Share Add as preferred source on Google Add as preferred source on Google By Carena Crawford 21 May 2026, 13:05 By Carena Crawford 21 May 2026, 13:05 Someone is starting fires at Emmerdale Farm and fans are sure the soap has accidentally confirmed exactly who the arsonist is with Thursday’s episode. Although Emmerdale is keeping the mystery surrounding the firestarter’s identity a secret, suggesting a wide-ranging list of suspects, viewers are sure a so-called ‘blunder’ the soap made right at the end of today’s ep (Thursday May 21) has given the game away. *WARNING: Small spoilers for Thursday’s episode of Emmerdale follow, which has not aired on ITV yet, but is already available on ITVX and YouTube. A hooded figure sets the farm on fire in Emmerdale, but who is it? (Credit: ITV) Who is starting the fires in Emmerdale? The list of potential Emmerdale arsonists is long. Firstly suspicion fell on Joe Tate after he was presumed to have started a fire last month. But he has been discounted given he has much more power at his disposal if he wanted to ruin Robert. Next up the finger was pointed at Kev, Robert’s vengeful ex-husband who is returning to the soap. But Robert has now discovered he is back in prison after a minor misdemeanour. article continues below Read all the latest spoilers Aaron and Robert are starting to suspect Ross and Sam, who are clearly up to something in one of the barns. Tonight they decide to follow them, but what will they find out? Next week it’s revealed Kammy is the prime suspect. It will be explained that homeless Kammy is sleeping at the farm. When he’s spotted with a lighter and can of petrol Robert assumes he is the arsonist. The police are called and Kammy is hauled in. But he insists he was just trying to torch his car. So who is behind all this?Don't miss a single story! Add us as a Preferred Source in Google for all your Emmerdale newsIt's important to us that you never miss our articles when searching for stories! We have all the latest TV news & schedules to share with our community of loyal readers. Click here and tick TVGuide.co.uk to ensure you see stories from us first in Google Search. Has Kyle given himself away with this look? (Credit: ITV) Emmerdale fans convinced they know who the arsonist is On Monday (May 18) viewers spotted a moment which gave the game away. When Aaron came to report another fire had been started at the farm to Moira and Cain, Kyle was sitting at the table doing his homework. As Moira commented it was a relief that this meant she wasn’t the target and they discussed who was behind it, Kyle looked up. The camera focused on him for a smidge too long and his face was a smidge too worried for it to be coincidence he was in the shot at that time. Writing on Emmerdale Insider’s Facebook page, one fan said: “Of course it is Kyle, it’s not hard! Couldn’t be anymore obvious if he was singing Prodigy!” in reference to the band’s famous song Firestarter. Another added: “It’s written all over his face.” A third added: “I saw that look, Kyle could definitely be involved.” The Emmerdale credits listed Kyle first (Credit: ITV) Has Emmerdale confirmed Kyle is the arsonist by mistake? And now it looks like Kyle has been confirmed as the firestarter in what’s being called an unintentional ‘mistake’. At the start of tonight’s episode the hooded figure appears at the farm once again, about to light another fire. We only see the trainers and the back of him before he sets the blaze. However during the end credits the first name to appear is that of Kyle. As the credits usually list the cast in order of appearance, and Kyle didn’t actually appear at all during the episode, fans are sure this has given it all away. “In tonight’s credits Kyle is listed as the first person to appear but the first person to appear was the arsonist and then Joe so it looks like they’ve shot themselves in the foot and revealed it too early,” shared one on social media. Another added: “Howling at Emmerdale exposing who the fire starter is before they were supposed to!” “Oh look who’s the arsonist? We all already knew, thanks for the confirmation, Emmerdale,” laughed one more. A fourth wrote: “Emmerdale spoiling their own little arsonist whodunnit in the credits of the episode.” A fifth then said: “Why would you put Kyle’s name in the cast list? Thanks for spoiling it for us, Emmerdale!” Sometimes Emmerdale viewers are just too clever! Read more: Who’s leaving Emmerdale? 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